We Know God’s Truth Through Creation
通过创造，我们知道上帝的真理
Mar 29, 2017
“But the basic reality of God is plain enough. Open your eyes and there it is!” (Romans 1:19 MSG).
“神的事情，人所能知道的，原显明在人心里，因为 神已经向他们显明。”（罗1:19，和修）
About 35 years ago, I was at a camp in the mountains. Alone in a room, I prayed, “God, if there is a God, I’m open. If you’re real, I want to know you’re real. And, Jesus Christ, if you can change my life, if there is a purpose for my life, I want to know it.”
大约35年前，我在山中露营。独自一人待在一个房间，我祷告：“上帝啊！如果真的有神，我会接受。如果你是真实的，我想知道你的真实。而且耶稣，如果你可以改变我的生命，如果我的人生有什么意义，我想要知道！”
You know what happened? I didn’t get goose bumps. I didn’t cry. No bright lights shone down — nothing like that.
你知道发生了什么吗？我没有起鸡皮疙瘩。我没有哭。没有亮光照下来————没有这样的事情发生。
Yet, still, it was the turning point in my life, because I was no longer biasing myself against God. I wanted to know the truth, even if it was inconvenient.
然而，这仍是我生命中的一个转折点，因为从此以后我不再对上帝有偏见。即便是再困难，我也要追求真理。
Truth can be discovered, but first we have to have an attitude of openness that says, “I want the truth more than anything else.” Once you choose that attitude, you can discover the truth. How?
真理是可以被发现的，但是我们首要的是有一个如此说的开阔态度：“我追求真理超过一切”。一旦你选择了这样的态度，你就可以发现真理。那又如何呢？
First, through creation.
首先，通过创造。
We learn a lot about God and a lot about truth just by looking at nature. This is why science is so important — it helps us understand God and his universe.
我们只需要通过观看大自然，就能学习许多关于上帝和真理的事情。这就是为什么科学如此重要了————它帮助我了解上帝和他所造的宇宙。
For instance, by knowing that there are 60,000 varieties of beetles, we learn God likes variety. By seeing a volcano, a tidal wave, or an earthquake, we learn God is powerful. From the delicately balanced ecosystem, we can observe God is incredibly organized.
例如，通过了解有60000多种甲虫，我们知道上帝喜欢多样化。通过看一个火山，一次潮汐，或者一次地震，我们学习上帝的能力。通过一个微小的生态系统，我们可以观察上帝难以置信的安排。
The Bible says, “The basic reality of God is plain enough. Open your eyes and there it is! By taking a long and thoughtful look at what God has created, people have always been able to see what their eyes as such can’t see: eternal power, for instance, and the mystery of his divine being. So nobody has a good excuse” (Romans 1:19-20 MSG).
圣经说：“神的事情，人所能知道的，原显明在人心里，因为 神已经向他们显明。自从造天地以来， 神的永能和神性是明明可知的，虽然眼不能见，但藉着所造之物就可以了解看见，叫人无可推诿。”（罗1:19-20，和修）
God will also lead us to the truth through conscience, through careful consideration, through God’s commandments, and through Jesus Christ. We’ll talk more about it in the next few days.
上帝也会通过良心、深思熟虑、他的诫命以及耶稣基督来带领我们认识真理。我们接下来几天将会谈论更多。
Talk It Over
讨论问题
Why is God’s truth often inconvenient?
为什么上帝的真理难以忽视呢？
What do you need to change about your attitude so that you can earnestly seek truth?
为了使你可以认真的寻求真理，你需要对自己的态度做出哪些改变呢？
How have you seen aspects of God’s character revealed in creation?
你是如何通过上帝的创造，看到上帝的属性的呢？
